I started this blog with an innocent intention and that is to use it as a platform to share my knowledge and experience as an investor and a trader to debunk myths and emphasize tenets of investing so that it can be more sustainable in the long run. However, what I have learned is that blogging has not been the most interactive way to engage people anymore but that is ok so long as there were still readers. At the moment, I hope that at least some of us who are still clinging on to the more “boring” form of investing and trading are still benefitting from this blog but otherwise it would also be a good time to thank all my readers and supporters for the past 3 years. More to come for sure and I look forward to receiving more emails from you guys so that we can chat about investing.

People love reading about things that benefit them directly

In other words, many people don’t really want to learn how or why something happens. What most people want is to get a tip or a prediction that they can use to make a quick buck. Honestly, I got pretty good at it for a few weeks but all that readership did not spur me to write more of such content. I got tired because I know that my content will eventually lead to more people being reliant on me. The problem with that is that I do not want to mislead people into thinking that investing is easy (easy to make money) but instead to share why investing is a craft of its own. For example, I would never write about the target price of bitcoin but rather I wrote about why bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies made no sense for legit investors. Hopefully, some of my readers got the hint and stayed out of the madness entirely.

I realized that writing about investing is tougher than I thought

Initially, I tried to write about technical analysis for stocks but I quickly realise that it was not going to be sustainable for me. The truth is I did not have the time to cover every stock that was about to rocket or dip in the near term. Hence, I focused on my weekly market outlook. Even that was sometimes tiring but who cares right? The point of covering the STI is to show my readers how I do a quick analysis for the STI so that more people can analyze their own stock charts themselves. But, after looking at the statistics, I realize that my commitment has not been really effective.

I have gained a new level of discipline as an investor

Writing consistently for 2 years has taught me that content is hard to create. Many people are looking for something that agrees with them but the truth is that we do not really get what we want in life. All we are entitled to is literally what is available out there and we just have to make the best of it. Even though there are so many content creators out there, I still struggle to find a handful that can support my growth as a person and an investor. Hence, I would like to continue to strive and become a better content creator in the coming year in hope that I can be whom I have hoped to find myself.

Closing thoughts

It has been expensive and tough to continue writing for so long but I think it is worth my time at the end of the day. Thank you all once again for not giving up on loopholes Singapore and I hope the time spent on my short posts has in some ways supported you in your journey as an investor. Cheers!